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Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

I can express my opinion about a character's actions.

New
New
Year 1

Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

I can express my opinion about a character's actions.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings and opinions about a text.
  2. Making connections between the text and your own experiences can help you make personal responses and draw conclusions.
  3. When making personal responses, it's important to support your opinions with evidence from the text.
  4. Some people may believe Jack was the villain of the story for stealing and trespassing.
  5. Some people may believe the giant was the villain for not sharing and for reacting in an angry, scary manner.

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to think of reasons for their opinions.

Give pupils some different possible reasons based on evidence from the text allowing them to choose from a list of reasons if necessary.

Keywords

  • Opinion - a personal view about something

  • Character - a person or animal in a story

  • Heroes - protagonists with noble qualities, often saving or helping others

  • Villains - nasty or bad characters who often cause problems in stories

Keep an eye on pupils starting to explain their opinion with a reason that does not actually explain their opinion or drifts off topic. Provide sentence scaffolds as well as plenty of clear, concise modelled examples.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are characters from the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'?
beanstalk
troll
Correct answer: giant
old woman
Correct answer: Jack
Q2.
What does the old man sell Jack at the market?
golden harp
golden goose
golden eggs
Correct answer: magic beans
magic apples
Q3.
Identify some of the key features of fairy tales.
Correct answer: magic
true stories
facts
photos
Correct answer: heroes and villains
Q4.
Which adjective describes how Jack and his mother feel at the beginning of the story?
angry
Correct answer: hungry
poorly
excited
Q5.
Which of these characters is a hero?
Big Bad Wolf
old man
Correct answer: Fairy Godmother
The Gruffalo
troll
Q6.
Which of these characters are villains?
Correct answer: Big Bad Wolf
old man
Fairy Godmother
Correct answer: troll
Cinderella

6 Questions

Q1.
What things did Jack take from the giant’s castle?
magic beans
Correct answer: golden goose
Correct answer: sack of gold
cow
necklace
Q2.
Which of the following sentences is an opinion?
Correct answer: I think dogs are the best pets.
Dogs like going on walks.
Who is your favourite character?
Correct answer: My favourite character is Jack.
Q3.
Which of these statements are true?
All opinions should be the same.
Correct answer: Opinions are personal.
Correct answer: Opinions can be different.
Only adults can have opinions.
Q4.
Complete this sentence: Looking at __________ can help us understand how a character might feel.
shapes
numbers
Correct answer: illustrations
titles
Q5.
When we share our opinion we should…
add an adjective to it.
Correct answer: add a reason to explain it.
keep it secret.
tell people that their opinion is wrong.
Q6.
Match the opinion and reason that best fit together.
Correct Answer:I think Jack’s mother is mean,because she tells Jack off for buying magic beans.

because she tells Jack off for buying magic beans.

Correct Answer:I think Jack is naughty,because he steals things that don’t belong to him.

because he steals things that don’t belong to him.

Correct Answer:I think the giant is scary,because he chases after Jack shouting and stomping.

because he chases after Jack shouting and stomping.

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